At a Court held at St Maries Present   Governor   Liber A.

         26 ffebruary 1649       Secretary        P 320

         Mr Jo: Hallowes pite The hearing of this Cause having beene

         Georg Manners deft respited ever since 15 Novembr last The

         defendt alleadged hee had since then severall times attended

         the Court to make it appeare hee had fully satisfied the pite.

         And the pite nor any for him appearing to psecute It is

         ordered that the pltes suite bee dismissed for want of psecucon

         with 100 l tob: damages for the defendts attendance at severall

         Courts.

         Hugh Lee pite  The hearing of this Cause is further respited p. 321

         Lt Wm Lewis deft f till the next Court.

         Georg Manners pite The deft not appearing It is ordered that

         Paul Simpson deft £ the Tobacco & debts attached by the Sheriff

         remayne lyable, by vertue of the Attachmt, to the pltes demand,

         till further Order.

         Georg Manners pile The defendt nor any on his behaulf ap-

         Capt Edw: Hill cleft pearing It is ordered that the 2 Cowes and

         goods attached remaine lyable by vertue of the Attachmt, to

         the pltes demand, till further Order.

         ffr Vanenden plte   The defendt nor any for him appearing

         Nathaniell Pope deftf It is ordered that the goods attached remaine

         lyable, by vertue of the Attachmt, to the pltes demand till

         further order.

         Willm Smoote plte   Vppon the mocon of WiHm Smoote,

         Mr Cuthbt ffenwick deft and pusall of an order of the 15th of No:

         last and severall other Orders made concrning the matter in

         question, the said Smoote alleadging that in psecucon of the

         said Order of the 15th of November last, hee and WiHm

         Stephenson in the said order named had beene several times

         to search for and veiwe the Cowe in the same order men-

         d5ned but could not find her, craved the benefitt of the said

         former Orders, And mr Secretary declaring hee did not con-

         ceive the oath of John Sturman to bee a sufficient Evidence in

         respect it did not appeare thereby whether the said Cowe were

         the Cowe in question or not. And it appearing to the Court